Burung hantu (Owls)
Rock Eagle-Owl
Bubo bengalensis
- legendaris
- 75 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A heavyset cliff-dweller of dry Indian ravines, calling a deep two-note boom at dusk. Its orange eyes seem to hold the last of the day's light.
- Populasi
- Global population size not quantified; species reported to be generally uncommon, with a decreasing trend
- Habitat
- Rocky hills, scrub and light-to-medium dry forest, ravines, semi-desert with rocks and bushes, shrubland, plantations and arable land; also uses caves; sea level to about 2,400 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Rock Eagle-Owl (also called the Indian or Bengal Eagle-Owl) was long treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl but is now recognized as its own species, distinguished by its smaller size, bolder blackish facial-disc border, and partially unfeathered toes.
- Sebaran
- Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas: Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Kashmir/Assam region, with vagrant records in Bangladesh and a possibly extinct population in Myanmar
- Makanan
- Primarily rodents (rats and mice) year-round; also takes birds up to the size of peafowl and francolins, plus reptiles, frogs, crabs, and large insects
- Ukuran
- 0,53 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 10,8 tahun
